Job Title: Resident Social Worker
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time
Start Date: November, 2026.
Key Responsibilities and Task
- Provide compassionate, survivor-centred care and support to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
- Coordinate and manage survivors’ day-to-day schedules, activities, appointments, and routines.
- Identify survivors’ medical and psychological needs and facilitate access to appropriate healthcare and psychosocial support.
- Able to help children with assignments as well as track development milestones
Requirements and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or relevant qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Gender Studies, or other relevant social sciences fields.
- Auxiliary Nurses are encouraged to apply.
- At least two years of relevant experience in community development, social work, GBV response, protection, healthcare, or related programmes.
- Proven experience working with vulnerable people in a social work, healthcare, or volunteering role.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Empathy, compassion, and a commitment to supporting survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV).
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information professionally.
- Experience engaging vulnerable populations and supporting survivors of SGBV. • Knowledge of community mobilisation, safeguarding, referral pathways, and survivor-centred approaches.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, documentation, and report-writing skills.
- Ability to engage diverse communities and handle sensitive situations with empathy, professionalism, and discretion.
Why Join DNF?
- A supportive and inclusive work environment that values your growth and contributions.
- Be part of a survivor-run, feminist organisation shaping national conversations and systems and working across response, prevention, policy, youth engagement, and storytelling, not in silos.
- Meaningful work that saves lives, shifts norms, and builds power. • Opportunities for growth, leadership, and feminist praxis.
- Regular learning opportunities and support for personal development.
Application Closing Date
31st October, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should attach and send a single PDF (maximum 3 pages) containing their CV and Cover Letter explaining why they are applying and how their experience aligns with DNF’s work, to: hr@dnf.org.ng and communications@dnf.org.ng using Application: Role-[Your Full Name] as the subject of the email. Eg Application: Resident Social Worker – John Doe.